DAANCE COMPLETE EXAM 100% ANSWERS

Addison's disease - ANSWER A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents - ANSWER Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity - ANSWER Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (pl. alveoli) - ANSWER A small air sac within the body of the lung Amide - ANSWER A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine, prolocaine, bupivicaine Amnesia - ANSWER Failure to remember events related to surgery